Last year Linzathlon 2022 and Innsbruckathlon 2022, this year naturally had to be a step up. And as „little Monks“ and „ambition seekers“, it was only natural to run the Beat The City races as a complete series this year - not just to mark the 10th anniversary of the Grazathlon. So after the Obstacle course in Linz now the Grazathlon 2023 in the (Beat The City) series.

As Graz is quite a distance away from us, we combined the running event with a short weekend trip with Hotel stay – really good food and the somewhat different Sightseeing tour in Graz ;).

Auf die Plätze, fertig, los: Die Anfahrt nach Graz

We weren't travelling quite as fast as the two of them through the obstacle course on the train to Graz, but we still wanted to test out the journey.

Admittedly, the journey takes by train to the Styrian capital is much longer than, for example, to the city centre. by car. Nevertheless, travelling by train is much more relaxed for us, as we don't have to worry about staying focused or finding parking at our destination. As our hotel was right next to Graz Central Station, it was the easiest and most uncomplicated solution.

Ab nach Graz …

Of course you can also travel to Graz by car (you may have to factor in the toll fee!) or by plane. You can find more detailed information about travelling to and parking in Graz on the Graz tourism page.

„1st Labstation“: Design Hotel Daniel Graz

As already mentioned, the hotel is located Daniel Graz right next to the main railway station. So it was only 150 metres from the main station We had to walk until we were welcomed at reception by the very friendly hotel staff and were able to check in straight away.

Style & ambience

Urban, smart, luxurious - This is how the Design Hotel Daniel in Graz presents itself, from the reception to the various room categories. The rooms from 79,- € are invitingly designed, and thanks to the small space available open & smart interior design ein gemütliches Feeling. Bedenkt, dass eine offene Gestaltung evtl. einhergeht mit etwas weniger „Privatsphäre“. Wenn ihr eurer Begleitung also (noch) nicht so Nahe steht, empfehlen wir einzelne Zimmer zu buchen.

Large selection at the breakfast buffet at Daniel Graz

The Large selection at the breakfast buffet at the Hotel Daniel was not just a feast for the eyes. A „small“ excerpt from the breakfast buffet:

Gebäck (Körndl-Weckerl, Croissants, Kipferl,…),
(Sauer-)Gemüse, Antipasti, Obst & Kresse
Wurst
Frischkäse, Weichkäse, Schnittkäse usw.
süße & herzhafte Aufstriche
Joghurt, Overnight-Oats, Müsli, Cornflakes, Toppings & Nüsse
Grieskoch, Kaiserschmarren & Kuchen
Kuhmilch, Reismilch, Mandelmilch & laktosefreie Milch
Ei-Variationen
Heißgetränke wie Kaffee & Tee
Fruchtsäfte (in großen Gläsern )

The Breakfast at the Designhotel Daniel Graz is both as Hotel guests as well as for external visitors to enjoy. Booking recommended!

Obstacle course & exploring the city on the side: That was the Grazathlon 2023

As you may already know, these are the Beat The City sporting events at Obstacle courses across the cities of Linz, Graz and Innsbruck. You can choose whether you 10+ obstacles on the approx. 5 km running course you want to cross. Or the 20+ obstacles at a distance of about 10 km conquered.

Past some of the most important Places of interest of the respective state capitals and the audience. Ob ihr diese in eurem „Lauf-Delirium“ mitbekommt ist eine andere Sache Egal ob Junior, Gruppen jeglicher Art, Laufbegeisterte oder Extremsportler – gemeinsam sind auf jeden Fall alle Hindernisse schaffbar!

Would you like to find out more about the Beat The City runs? In our article on the first city run in this series in Linz this year, Eli answered a few questions: foodora Linzathlon 2023 - we fought and made it!. Schnell hin!

The course of the GRAWE Grazathlon 2023 

The running event to cheer on and cheer for

Not only as a participant in the you get a Sightseeing tour in a class of its own. The running event in Linz, Graz or Innsbruck is also for the public one City exploration & entertainment, that you certainly don't often have!

As a spectator you can enjoy a cosy place at your Favourite obstacle and thousands of Experience success. Are you a motivational talent? Then you definitely belong at the front of the audience to support the athletes. cheer on and join in the excitement to be able to. Or, thanks to the well thought-out layout of the route by the Beat The City event team and the multiple cycle & pedestrian crossings, even accompany part of the route and by the way support. Especially in urban centres, as in this case at the start and finish point in Augarten, there are often several obstacles within a small radius in quick succession.

Because runners understandably have „priority“ on some roads, you often choose to take the road with you. creative ways to be at the next obstacle on time as a „fan“. This gives you the chance to find (detours) routes, but also shortcuts, corners and nice spots in the respective get to know the city, that you might never have seen otherwise. This allows you to experience the city in a completely different way!

10 years of Beat The City-Run in Graz - The anniversary edition

„It starts in Linz“, then the party started in Graz! One of the most extraordinary running events in Austria began a few years ago with the first Grazathlon. With this year's Grazathlon 2023 the City Run was organised for the tenth time. 6,660 participants - more than ever before - took on the challenge this year. Run through Graz. In the Event arena in the Augarten wurde das Jubiläum gebührend mit Live-Moderation, DJ und ausgelassener Partystimmung gefeiert.

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Your sporting spirit has been awakened and you would like to take part in the Linzathlon, Grazathlon or Innsbruckathlon 2024. You can find all the information on the official Beat The City website.

„2nd Labstation“: venues for vegans in Graz

„I recently read “For all grain-fed people" on a menu, including Japanese soba buckwheat noodles (according to the innkeepers, of course). „wegan or whatever it's called, so none of the cattle inside“).

The fact that vegan dishes are no longer just for people on a purely vegan diet and don't always have to be completely exotic is proven, for example, by the 100 % vegan burger chain „Swing Kitchen“. They can now be found in Vienna, Innsbruck, Munich, Berlin, Bern and also in Graz.

Nach ca. 940 calories burnt and 180 metres in altitude the Grazathlon, the hunger was great.

So nutzten wir die Chance die Energiereserven mit geschmacklich wirklich sehr köstlichen (veganen) Burgern, Nuggets, Pommes, richtig geilen Dips (Basilikum-Lemon-Dip ), Getränke-Flatrate und Kaffee mit Kuchen wieder aufzuladen. Das ist uns damit mehr als gelungen!

Vegan pizza in Graz

Also „Don Camillo“ at the various locations in Graz shows that you don't have to be a purely vegan restaurant to be able to offer good pizzas with vegan cheese, alongside other delicious pizzas, pasta, salads and more.

Ein Salat war riesig und hätte sicherlich als Beilage für zwei Personen gereicht. In gewohnter Italien-Manier durfte man sich diesen selbst-dressieren .

Buon Appetito!

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10.34 km & 137 metres in altitude (lt. Apple Watch ) + 25 mega-genius obstacles. This is what characterised this year's Linzathlon on 21.05.22 and my mate (Mühli alias wishpics) & I ventured over this Obstaclerun.

Why the hell would you do that? Admittedly - it was a coincidence. With Life Radio tickets were raffled off for a so-called „Linzathlon“ that we hadn't heard of before. As we had already taken part in Wings for Life mitgelaufen sind, dachten wir, uns könne nichts mehr aufhalten. Hahaha. Natürlich.

Wie es der Zufall so wollte, gewannen wir 2 Tickets für ein Event, das wir nicht kannten und bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt auch völlig unterschätzen.

I don't want to spoil anything yet, aaaaabut - it was MEGA AWESOME SUPER COOL! It was so great that we also took part in the Innsbruckathlon the following month.

What is this mjam Linzathlon by Beat The City?

With the Beat The City Apply are obstacle courses in the city centres of Linz, Innsbruck and Graz. The courses are all just over 10 kilometres long and include 20+ natural and artificial obstacles. The cities are closed to traffic and guarded and controlled by countless security personnel and police officers. Top performance and great work entire staff here!

Neben Kinderbewerben gibt es die Hauptläufe für Erwachsene in verschiedenen Kategorien und Startblöcken. Von Profisportlern bis hin zu Gruppen die „Hauptsache irgendwie durchkommen“ wollen, sind alle vertreten. Wir befinden uns irgendwo in der zweiten Hälfte auf dieser Skala. Unser Gruppenname war, passend zu uns, mit „Dirty Dans“ gewählt. Wir erreichten Place 572 & 581 - We crossed the finish line in under 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Physical fitness is not a problem, as there are very helpful athletes running alongside you throughout the course, who also support all the other runners in overcoming the obstacles. (Caution: However, you shouldn't have a problem running 12 kilometres in one go - it's a considerable extra effort to run and overcome obstacles, so don't underestimate that! So you should already have a certain level of fitness).

Hardcore but awesome! 1400 participants and thousands of spectators made the day unforgettable.

The obstacles at Beat The City in Linz

There was a town to conquer and I can guarantee you one thing: This city was tougher than you think on this day!

The obstacles at the mjam Linzathlon 2022 were perfectly thought out and safely set up - you had a lot of fun tackling them and never felt unsafe.

Now to the obstacle list:

1. Linz AG Zone

   • Ganz ehrlich.. das besch*ssenste Hindernis überhaupt – gleich am Anfang komplett nass werden und zu allem Überschuss auch noch Sand in den Schuhen – YEAH …. aber danach war die Hemmschwelle überwunden und es war einem dafür alles Weitere egal.

2. Unibox bear treat

   • Ein tolles Kletterhindernis. Netz raufklettern und wieder runter – super Warm-Up wie ich finde.

3. Unibox pay-back slide

   • Eine richtig geniale Wasserrutsche für Erwachsene. Mühlis (mein oben erwähnter Kumpane) Favoriten-Foto entstand nach dieser Rutsche. (er bildet sich ein, besonders muskulös ausgesehen zu haben in seinem Skinny-Trikot)

4. Wave

   • Eine Netzschräge runter – wie? Keine Ahnung. Vorwärts, oder Rückwärts – wie du willst.

5. Logwin - The Right Choice

   • A small labyrinth, which costs a little time if you make the wrong decision (but don't worry - not much time). Just turn twice and you're good to go.

6. Path through the water

   • Ja, richtig gelesen – man musste in der Donau laufen. Nach der Linz AG Zone mein Zweitlieblings-Hindernis. Man merkt, Wasser ist nicht mein Lieblingselement. Und das als Wassermann. Komisch.

7. Ohrner - Rock the Wall

   • A great climbing wall - not long, not difficult, not tragic - just great.

8. BMW Höglinger Denzel Adrenalin Mountain

   • A long advertising name for an obstacle, but again a climbing wall at the start, then running along a net over a BMW and sliding down the other side. One small point of criticism here: The climbing wall on the left side was used so much that it protruded a bit and was no longer 100% solid - just use the other 2, then it fits again and there were keine Verletzten.

9. Stollen

   • Mega cool run through the tunnel in Linz - after heating up the body, the cool run in the tunnel was really important and brilliant. Pioneering LEDs didn't leave you alone in the tunnel.

10. Gigasport Step by Step

    • Also die Stufen .. hach .. wer zu diesem Zeitpunkt dachte, dass das das schlimmste Hindernis ist, derjenige hat sich später dann noch ordentlich gewundert. Ich war einer der Überraschten.

11. Print & Wear Double Trouble

    • Pull up a sloping wall twice with a rope and climb down the other side. Simple, but I personally really liked it.

12. Wooden hurdles

    • Kleine Holzsprossen zum Überwinden – einfach – schlicht – lustig.

13. Worqout Water Challenge

    • Wer gerne Ninja Warrior schaut, fühlte sich bei dem Hindernis wie ein echter Warrior im Fernsehen. Links, Rechts, Links, Rechts – nur nicht ins Wasser!

14. LT1 Invert

    • Also hier fängt es an, seine Muskelkraft unter Beweis zu stellen. Das erste wirkliche Hindernis, wo man sich raufziehen musste – finde ich. Was für die Muskulösen unter den Athleten.

15. Mjam Pipe

    • Das Hindernis, auf welches ich mich am meisten gefreut hatte. The Wall. Die Wand. Genial. Nicht umsonst standen hier die meisten Zuschauer und jubelten alle Athleten beim Bezwingen der Pipe voller Begeisterung an. (oder bemitleideten die Gescheiterten mit einem „oooooohhhwww“)

16. Islands

    • This obstacle reminded me a bit of Takeshi's Castle ... except that you didn't get pelted with medicine balls when you jumped onto the islands, as would probably have been the case at Takeshi's Castle.

17. Yellow wave over balls

    • EIN BÄLLEBAD Endlich als Erwachsener in ein Bällebad – danke an Life Radio!

18. Cope With The Wall

    • Another cool climbing wall.

19. Mission Magna

    • So this part was really high. Really high. But awesome!

20. Spusu Power Ropes

    • Easy. I thought. Easy. This obstacle was really tough - it looked much easier than it was. I had to do this obstacle twice, because the first time I had lost my strength in the middle and I was allowed to bathe again.

21. Wall 4 Panier #glaubandich

    • Also ich bin zwar Kunde der Sparkasse OÖ – komischerweise auch weiterhin. Während dieses Hindernisses hatte ich aber kurz meinen Glauben an mich verloren und kurzzeitig überlegt, mein Konto bei dieser Bank aufzulassen. Zwischenzeitlich, so wurde es mir im Nachhinein erzählt, hing ich wie ein nasser Waschlappen auf einer Wand, da ich echt keine Kraft mehr hatte weiterzukommen. Aber – I DID IT!

22. Crown Burpee Boulevard

    • Anyone who thought they could relax here was disappointed - the action continued!

23. Waterwalk Challenge

    • This obstacle was a brief relief at the end. Simply walking over a net in the water - that was easy and anything was better than using your arms.

24. Under Armour Bagjump

    • Okay – wenn man kein Schisser, so wie ich, ist, dann ist es ein echt cooles Hindernis. Für mich waren die 4 Meter einfach zu hoch und ich sprang erst, als ich sah, dass Mühli trotz seiner Höhenangst ohne zu zögern sprang. Und wenn er was kann, kann ich es auch!

25. Bilfinger's Hangel scramble

    • Dieses Obstacle gab mir leider den Rest. Ich habe alle Hindernisse alleine und vollständig geschafft – nur dieses nicht. Ich hatte keine Kraft mehr und war auch auf so etwas nicht vorbereitet. Lange Rede, kurzer Sinn: falsche Technik + keine Kraft = Baden gehen. Schade. Aber ich hatte ein Ziel für den Innsbruckathlon. Habe ich es dort geschafft? – Vielleicht. Ich erzähle dir das ein anderes Mal.

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Registration & costs with maxfunregister

If I have aroused your interest, you can register under the following link at Register maxfunregister for Linzathlon 2023.

From €62,- you're already in next year. What are you waiting for? Let's do it together!

Conclusion on the Beat The City application

So to summarise this brilliant event: I've tasted blood. It was so much fun and a really great day that I took part in the Innsbruckathlon straight away and we have already bought tickets for the entire 2023 series. Linzathlon, Grazathlon and Innsbruckathlon.

If you want to train (a little strength, pulling and hanging technique won't hurt either) you can find here Tips for running in the morning (running on an empty stomach) and below you will find our Komoot tour of the Linzathlon 2022.

The Komoot map to copy:

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Der Beitrag mjam Linzathlon 2022 – Blut, Schweiß, Tränen und jede Menge Spaß erschien zuerst auf muats drawig.